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Gerald Bruce (Gerald@cands.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: In article <VA.0000013a.01447c9e@spex.demon.co.uk>, Colin Irwin
: <colin@spex.demon.co.uk> writes
: >I've got a Vic 20 that I'm prepared to part with for 200. There are a 
: >number of software titles with it that I'm hoping to get 20 each for.
: >
: >This is Fantasy Island, isn't it?
: >
: >Col
: >
: My first computer was a VIC 20 with it's amazing ram capacity of 5K.
: (3.5K user, cos the basic nicked 1.5K). I wouldn't part with it for a
: gold clock.

: My god, that takes me back, keying in basic programs from a computer mag
: then spending three weeks debugging it cos I'd forgotten the semi-colon
: at the end of line 1220.

: I used to enjoy computing in those days.
: -- 
: Gerald Bruce

Same here.

The VIC-20 went out of production quite a while before I was able to afford
my own first computer (which was a Commodore 64.) When the A500+ came out,
I sold it, the disk drive and other gear and bought an A500+. Then when the
A1200 came out (not soon after) I sold the A500+ and bought an A1200.

But then I started getting withdrawal symptoms from my C64 (I don't use my
Amiga much for games - contrary to popular belief about Amigas...), so I
was well pleased when I managed to track one down at an old school, with
1541 disk drive and 1702 monitor. Got it for 15! Then I also managed to
track down another C64 with 1541-II disk drive for 50! Still not bad!

Smug grin!

Remember those old Input magazines (published by Marshall-Cavendish) ? They
were brilliant fun. Hardly anyone owned a disk drive in those days! :->

Brilliant machines, the 8-bits.